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Forty researchers win KU 'Leading Light' Award
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas recognized some of its most productive researchers recently, conferring the Leading Light Award on 40 faculty and staff at the Lawrence campus. ...
KU partnering with KIPP schools to increase college completion
LAWRENCE — A national network of open-enrollment, college-preparatory public charter schools, known as the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP), will partner with the University of Kansas to increase college completion rates for underserved students from KIPP schools nationwide. In partnering with KIPP, KU hopes to recruit and enroll three qualified...
KPR listeners to vote for top-60 classical music selections
LAWRENCE – Which do you prefer: Beethoven’s "Fifth Symphony" or Mozart’s "Jupiter" symphony? How about Gershwin’s "Rhapsody in Blue" or Bach’s "Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring"?Now Kansas Public Radio listeners have their say about their favorite classical music by voting in KPR’s Classical Top 60. Listeners can choose their five...
KU scholar’s new book examines Jewish theatre in Nazi Germany
LAWRENCE — For a prisoner with little freedom, the singing of a song or performing of a play may provide just enough of an escape to make it through another day. ...
Investigative reporter will discuss 'Betrayal' at KU
LAWRENCE — Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter James B. Steele will present a lecture on his book, “Betrayal of the American Dream,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union at the University of Kansas. He will sign copies of the book afterward. The event...
KU architecture student cited for excellence in Denmark
LAWRENCE —Henry Lennon, a University of Kansas student from Branson, Mo., has received the Academic Excellence Award for Architecture from the Danish Institute for Study Abroad. ...
Professor’s biography of mentor to Civil Rights activists wins award
LAWRENCE – The biography of Civil Rights mentor Benjamin E. Mays by a University of Kansas professor has been recognized as one of the top nonfiction works by an African-American author in 2012. ...
KU announces new Emerging Leaders Academy graduates
TOPEKA – The University of Kansas Public Management Center has announced the latest graduates of the Emerging Leaders Academy. The graduation ceremony was Feb. 1 on the KU Edwards Campus. The 49 graduates, who began their course in September, included staff from local, county, state and federal agencies from across...
Lecture will address cultural norms of manhood
LAWRENCE — Recent events around the world are a reminder that violence is an issue of urgent importance both locally and globally. An upcoming lecture at the University of Kansas will explore the links between cultural norms of manhood and their relation to acts of violence – and what all of...
Researcher tackles new approach to diabetes management for American Indians
LAWRENCE — American Indians have the highest prevalence of diabetes, at 17 percent, of all racial and ethnic groups in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet fighting the problem is not as simple as a doctor telling an individual to have a better diet...
Andover student finalist for Truman Scholarship
LAWRENCE — Hannah Sitz, a University of Kansas student from Andover planning a career in the nonprofit sector, has been named a finalist for a 2013 Harry S. Truman Scholarship. The national scholarships provide up to $30,000 for college juniors preparing for leadership in public service. ...
Professor develops profiles, guidance for creative students
LAWRENCE — Any teacher could name them. And anyone who ever had classmates could probably remember at least a few of them: Students who are clearly bright or creative but don’t necessarily excel in school or are often in trouble. A University of Kansas professor has published a paper showing...
‘Alums Come Home’ will bring theatre alumni, students together to network
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Theatre and University Theatre expect more than 120 alumni to return to campus Feb. 28-March 2 for the sixth edition of “Alums Come Home.” The turnout is the biggest so far in the series. ...
Men, women evaluate losses differently in mating contexts, researcher says
LAWRENCE – Much research in psychology and economics has shown that people are “loss averse,” meaning they tend to weigh losses more strongly than equivalent gains. For example, people are more motivated by a loss of $100 than a gain of the same amount. ...
KU announces employees of the month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has bestowed Employee of the Month honors for the months of December and January. They are as follows:...
Michael Branicky named dean of KU School of Engineering
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Engineering has celebrated several achievements recently, including completion of the new Measurement, Materials and Sustainable Environment Center and groundbreaking for the second phase of the Learned Engineering Expansion. The latest cause for celebration is today’s announcement of new Dean of Engineering Michael...
Hall Center to host 11th annual Celebration of Books
LAWRENCE – The Hall Center for the Humanities is pleased to host the 11th annual Celebration of Books published by humanities, social sciences and arts faculty in 2012. ...
Book examines lawyers, legal field in popular culture
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas professor has published a book collecting depictions of lawyers, judges and legal professionals in popular culture from one of the format’s golden ages. ...
KU law school team advances to international rounds of moot court competition
LAWRENCE — A team of University of Kansas law students earned the opportunity to compete in the international rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition after qualifying recently as finalists at the regional level. ...
KU Law alumni and Shook, Hardy & Bacon set $1 million goal for Advocacy Center
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas alumni employed by Shook, Hardy & Bacon have reached $880,000 in gifts and pledges for the KU Law School’s Center for Excellence in Advocacy. Their latest contributions, combined with anticipated matching gifts from the firm and the Center’s existing endowment, are expected to bring the...
Prenatal DHA reduces early preterm birth, low birth weight
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers have found that the infants of mothers who were given 600 milligrams of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA during pregnancy weighed more at birth and were less likely to be very low birth weight and born before 34 weeks gestation than infants of mothers...
University Press announces book design exhibit
LAWRENCE — For 10 days, the University Press of Kansas asks that you please do judge a book by its cover. From March 4 to March 15, UPK will host the Association of American University Presses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show. The exhibit will be on display at UPK headquarters,...
KU debaters qualify for the National Debate Tournament
LAWRENCE — Senior Melanie Campbell and sophomore Amanda Gress have qualified to represent the University of Kansas at the National Debate Tournament, which will be March 28-April 2 in Ogden, Utah. It is the 46th consecutive year that KU has qualified for the National Debate Tournament. They qualified for the...
Researcher reviews a thousand years of drought in Kansas
LAWRENCE — If you think the ongoing Kansas drought that started in 2010 is bad, you should have been around here during the Medieval Warm Period. That’s the era between the years 900 to 1,300 A.D. that saw slightly higher global temperatures and resulted in harsher dry spells in Kansas than...
Ancient wood from La Brea tar pits shows how trees respond to long-term carbon dioxide change
LAWRENCE — Say “La Brea Tar pits,” and most people imagine the saber-tooth cats and woolly mammoths that were trapped on sticky asphalt (now in modern-day Los Angeles), only to have their bones preserved for the ages. But other forms of life were also preserved in the asphalt, including the...
Public invited to attend meetings about proposed transit changes
LAWRENCE — The city of Lawrence and the University of Kansas will hold three public meetings to discuss proposed changes to the bus service for next year. The public is invited to attend. The meeting schedule is as follows:...
KU, Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department launch Academic Health Department
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Work Group on Community Health and Development and the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department have launched a new kind of partnership, called the Academic Health Department, the first in Kansas and one of only a few in the country. ...